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  1. John_Havok
    That's pretty much it. The gap in pitching skill from AAA to the majors is massive right now. The mistakes guys are teeing off on in AAA on a regular basis just don't happen in MLB anywhere close to the same frequency. This belief is exactly why I don't buy Horwitz suddenly finding power without an actual swing overhaul. He's an even more vanilla version of Lyle Overbay lite.
  2. John_Havok
    Kind of a broken record scouting report on nearly all the Jays players in AAA and AA outside of Orelvis: "Player X has one of the better plate approaches in the system (insert OBP). He's still working to find some power, but since the system as a whole pretty much sucks he'll get a look"
  3. John_Havok
    define respectable.
  4. John_Havok
    What about blow job while getting a colonoscopy?
  5. John_Havok
    Newest Japanese sensation Sasaki....Kikuchi says he's like a little brother to him, and used to babysit him. https://www.mlb.com/news/yusei-kikuchi-considers-rintaro-sasaki-a-little-brother?partnerID=mlbapp-android_article-share Clearly this means the Jays will draft him when he's eligible and will resign or extend Kikuchi to make sure that happens.
  6. John_Havok
    I've never been myself, but word is Cleveland as a city has undergone quite the resurgence in the past 10-15 years and is a very cool place to checkout now
  7. John_Havok
    That's a true dick move by ownership. Just fire the guy
  8. John_Havok
    Nothing really wrong with his glove. It's about average for his career and had been trending up over the past 3 seasons. The only thing to really fix is the borderline comatose plate approach.
  9. John_Havok
    Who doesnt?
  10. John_Havok
    How'd you know wilko's nickname?
  11. John_Havok
    Turner, probably not, but KK can be dealt with some cash. Elite OF D and speed always has a place on a contender. Savings likely wouldnt be tremendous, but could get some lottery ticket back
  12. John_Havok
    I'm reminded of the hitting instructor we had on the Radio Scouts podcast, I still recall one specific thing he mentioned ... about how to teach a swing and he said something like... "Put a ball on a tee a certain distance from a fence, tell the kid to hit the ball over the fence and in a few years he'll have a great swing
  13. John_Havok
    Can't wait for the 4 fWAR Biggio to return
  14. John_Havok
    Or if Vlad had 15-20 HRs like his talent should allow him to hit instead of 7
  15. John_Havok
    Careful, anyone with power will immediately be converted to a single slap-happy powerless weakling by the time he's 20
  16. John_Havok
    Probably. But any hopes for a burn-it-down type fire sale are misplaced. The suits would never authorize a Baltimore style tank job where you play .325 baseball for 4 years trying to nail those top picks. It doesn't make any sense given the Jays also wouldn't get the small market comp picks to really up their bonus pools. It's gonna be constant retooling, swinging trades, hitting on a few international signing and hoping you somehow start developing these picks from 15-20 The real rebuild has to happen in the development system starting with the right philosophy on what tools you want your guys to possess. The parade of "excellent contact, we'll try to teach them power later" is not working
  17. John_Havok
    Horwitz playing 2b will cut into his playing time. Can't really avoid that unless you firmly plant KK on the pine.
  18. John_Havok
    Shane Dawson alnost made it a few years back and he was born here in Alberta, Macko was born in Slovakia, just moved here early on.
  19. John_Havok
    Seems to me they have the playing time split just about right. Kirk, when playing more often, seems to suck with the bat. Defense will be there regardless. Jansen is no slouch defensively either. Struggling a bit with the bat right now but while he's healthy, ya gotta ride him. never know when he takes the next pitch off his wrist.
  20. John_Havok
    As as bench guy only, not a starter I'm cool with Biggio. He brings a high floor, versatility on D, speed and a decent baseball IQ. Not sure what else people want in a bench guy. As a starter... hell no. Yes, he makes too much money for the bench role, I get that and he'd probably be someone they'd non-tender after 2024 and try to re-sign at a lower number or lose him. I like tools and versatility on the bench to fill very specific needs at a given time rather than trying to shoe-horn a 1b/DH in at 2nd because he might hit a few points higher in batting average.
  21. John_Havok
    I'm just generally wary of high OBP low power output guys with the gap in quality pitching from AAA to the majors,coupled with the lack of other tools. I agree he deserves a chance though.
  22. John_Havok
    Literally none of what you said makes any sense. None of Vlads accolades from 2021 and prior make a damn bit of difference if he's a 3WAR 1B/DH in 2024 and 2025 going to FA heading into 2026 4 straight meh seasons weigh more than 1 MVP level season
  23. John_Havok
    Ikf you beautiful bastard
  24. John_Havok
    Most of what you say is true, except the 1b/DH position doesn't follow that rule. It's not the AAV that's the problem with the contract but the 10 year part. There's just 0 reason to sign a guy like Vlad to a 10 year deal as a 3WAR 1b/DH.
  25. John_Havok
    Heh, dumb bunt, it worked perfectly for the Jays except for horseshit bad luck that a the worst contact imaginable falls in. Just gotta laugh at that This is all on the offense...yet again
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